M230 Automatic Gun…
Your M230 automatic gun will stay on target if you…
Use GMD (grease, molybdenum disulfide)…unless you’re in the desert. Some units have gotten the idea TW-25B is a much better lubricant that GMD. Not true! GMD holds up much better to the intense heat the M230 produces. But if you’re shooting in the desert, it’s a different story. TW-25B attracts much less sand than GMD. Units can’t decide on their own, though, to use TW-25B. TACOM must approve. Your TACOM LAR can help get authorization. SoRry, that StuFf is ONLY for the deseRT. I nEed GMD!
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Anytime you change lubes, you must completely clean off the old lube with isopropyl alcohol. Lubes don’t mix. They cause each other to break down. Whatever you use, take it to the field. You don’t want the lube sitting on the shelf when your M230 needs it miles away.
remembEr I’ve bEen usiNG tw-25B, so AlL the OLD lube nEeds to be CLeaned OfF with isOPropYl alcohol befoRE yOu put on GMD.
Load like this. AUTOMATIC mode should always be used. It’s much safer for your fingers and for the loading system itself than using MANUAL. If you must use MANUAL because AUTOMATIC isn’t working, make sure to turn off the sideloader/magazine controller (S/MC) when you’re done. Otherwise, the ammo handling system can be damaged.
Turn S/MC off when you’re done side loading in MANUAL
Check the recoil adapter viewing hole for the correct amount of damping fluid. Just look for the indicator groove in the viewing hole. If it’s there, you’re good. If not, you need to add or drain fluid per the Apache IETM to prevent damage. Remember to change the O-ring when you add or drain fluid. That prevents leaks. Be aware drastic temperature changes change the damper fluid level. So the level may be good one day, but low or high the next even though the M230 hasn’t been fired.
Careful with the sideloader declutching block. Put it in wrong and the guide for the ammo tray gets bent. The guide should fit in the groove of the block and the block should be flush against the front plate. If the block can be wiggled freely, you’ve got it right. If the block won’t move, make sure the guide is positioned in the block groove.
Declutching block should wiggle freely… … if you’ve got it in right!
Keep your fingers away from the sideloader while loading. And don’t wear gloves. They can catch in the loader and suck your whole hand in.
Before you fire, make sure the gate is open in the RUN position. Otherwise, the rounds will snap the gear on the bottom of the loader.
OUCh!
I Shoulda kept my fingers away from that sideloader!
Indicator groove visible?
Turn in Unserviceable AH-64 Main Rotor Blades If you have unserviceable Apache main rotor blades around the hangar, turn them in to: Plant 7015/RIC B52, Corpus Christi Army Depot, TX 78419-5255
The blades are experiencing high wash out caused by “soft” trailing edges. Check for these NSNs and turn in all P/N configurations:
1615-01-332-0702 1615-01-553-2853 1615-01-310-4978 1615-01-415-6397 1615-01-330-5098
Apache Support Actuators Needed ASAP! Mechanics, check your area and your shops for unserviceable Apache support actuator assemblies, NSN 1615-01-527-3781 (PN 7-311525062-19).
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Turn them in for repair to: Plant 7001/RIC BR4 Red River Army Depot TX 75507
JUN 17 4/16/17 12:12 PM